Indigenous activist group forces entry into UN headquarters climate summit of united nations (COP30) in cities belemclashed with security agents in the Brazilian Amazon who tried to stop their advance into the interior. blue living roomwhere an exhibition of diplomats was being held.
The clash occurred at the end of an activity scheduled for Tuesday this week, as people were leaving the scene. From one moment to the next, protesters and members of the Juntos group entered the hall, knocking on the doors. city park And push the guard.
““The government lies: Jungles and cities are bad.”declared the page Nato TupinambaAccording to Folha de San Pablo, one of the leaders of the group. The group attended the summit and called for its own exhibition to highlight the issues facing tribes in the Amazon.
from the presidential palace COP30At the time of publication, there was no official statement on what had happened, which coordinates and chairs climate change negotiations.
The violent intervention of indigenous activist groups was recorded on various videos and quickly spread on social networks. In it, you can see the moment when security guards stop the protesters. Later reports said there were injured people who needed to be rescued.
One of the witnesses described how the incident happened. Agustin OcañaYouth Mobilization Coordinator global youth federationhe said he was outside the place when he saw two groups walking toward one of the main rooms: people wearing yellow T-shirts and people wearing clothing typical of indigenous communities.
At first I was just shocked by the way they danced and sang, but since I had some friends in the indigenous group, I decided to follow them. He claimed he did not know exactly which group got through the security filter first, but said the situation escalated quickly and security immediately forced the door shut and called for reinforcements.
Ocaña said some participants entered the venue shouting the slogan “.”They can’t decide for us without us.”, referring to tensions over indigenous peoples’ participation in conferences.
During the clash, members of both sides were seen fighting over small plastic containers used to store items in security filters. Images circulating on the internet also showed a security guard bleeding from the head after being punched.
From information from AFP and Associated Press
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